Running the Rainbow

When I interviewed for my current teaching job in China, the principal did my interview over Skype. We immediately had a lot in common because he is a big triathlete. I sometimes joke that he hired me because he wanted a friend to race with. So naturally, one night he came and talked with me about Beijing International Triathlon. He told me to hurry and sign up because it was nearly sold out. I was injured at the time and wasn't sure if I would be able to race, but I figured that the cross training would be good for my foot injury. I was also concerned about getting my road bike to Beijing. The principal assured me that it was very easy. I mentioned it to Lloyd and he said he would be happy to help me get my bike ready. He got my bike all ready for me to train in the summer. He also surprised me with a little personal touch to my bike: I spent a significant amount of time training for the triathlon in the US, while I was on summer vacation. Lloyd and I did some long bike rides ...

South Korea has been a country that I have been curious about for a while. I could have chosen to work there but chose China instead. I also wanted to get out of of China for the 70th anniversary. There are so many restrictions and closers for the 70th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China. They use WON in South Korea. 13,000 won equals 1 dollar. We flew into Incheon airport and it is one of the nicest airports I have seen. Because we flew in after midnight, we stayed in a hotel next to the airport. However, getting the currency converted and finding the hotel wasn't very easy. DAY 1 Connor and I woke up and wandered around the airport for a while. We noticed all of the Korean men had the same haircut. Connor caught lots of Pokemon. When the girls woke up, we went to breakfast and had waffles, which we hadn't eaten in a very long time. We then went to Seoul. It was a pretty long drive and our taxi driver dropped us off at the wrong location. We had to walk almost 2 mil...